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D -- ACQUISITION OF PROPIETARY ADP SOFTWARE SOL DE-RP01-99AD12345 DUE 092099 POC Patrick A. Thornton, Contract Specialist, 202-426-0126; David Tyma, 202-426-0130, Contracting Officer, FAX both 202-426-0164/0091 The U.S. Department of Energy, Offices of Public and Congressional/Intergovernmental Affairs, intends to award a sole source contract to the IQ company of Santa Cruz, CA for its proprietary ADP application Company Assessment Software to acquire an enterprise license for up to 15,000 personnel. The software will be used for self-assessment activity and for on-line customer and employee surveys. This is a notice of intent and not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties should submit a capability statement along with price quotes for the above upgrade, to be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received within 15 calendar days of this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. See Note(s) 22. ***** Posted 09/03/99 (W-SN376487). (0246)

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